How Driverless Cars Might Affect Ownership, Miles Driven March 24, 2015 Driverless vehicles may reduce the number of vehicles a family needs, but may lead to an increase in total miles...
Securities Class Action Settlement Amounts Plummet March 24, 2015 By Ellen Rosen Bringing a securities class action became less lucrative last year. According to a new Cornerstone Research report, total settlements in...
As West Bakes and Northeast Shivers, Elsewhere Tornadoes Almost Disappear March 24, 2015 By Brian K. Sullivan The same weather pattern that made the West warm and dry and the Northeast cold and snowy has contributed to...
MetLife May Get More Time For Living Will Due to Systemic Risk Appeal March 24, 2015 By Ian Katz U.S. bank regulators are scheduled to vote next week on whether to extend MetLife Inc.’s deadline for filing a so-called...
Liberty Mutual Names Russell Federal Public Affairs Officer March 23, 2015 Christopher Y. Russell has joined the Liberty Mutual Insurance office in Washington, D.C. as senior public affairs officer, focusing on...
Fireman’s Fund to Pay $44M to Settle Crop Insurance Fraud Charges March 23, 2015 Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. has agreed to pay $44 million to settle allegations under the False Claims Act that it...
StartPoint Adds $25M in Capacity for U.S. D&O Market March 23, 2015 Managing general agency StartPoint has added $25 million in new capacity for the U.S. directors & officers (D&O) insurance marketplace....
Top 30 U.S. Excess & Surplus Lines Writers in 2014: SNL March 23, 2015 American International Group (AIG) and Nationwide Mutual are the top writers of U.S. excess and surplus (E&S) business but Berkshire...
Oil Industry Sues to Block U.S. Fracking Regulations March 23, 2015 By Andrew Harris, Jim Polson and Mark Drajem U.S. drillers already reeling from a six- month drop in oil prices denounced new U.S. fracking regulations as costly and...
Wall Street Journal: Collapse of Southport Lane’s Insurance Empire March 23, 2015 An insurance empire that included two insurance carriers, two offshore reinsurers, several buildings and other insurers’ investments was built by...